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Turkish Camel Wrestling

submitted by halfAcat

1 decade 2 years 8 months 1 week ago

See also: http://videosift.com/video/Camel-Wrestling-Yes-really

Youtube description:

Part one of a 2010/2011 Middle-East and Central Asia retrospective; this is a short musical documentary showcasing the Western Anatolian tradition of Camel Wrestling, now celebrated yearly near Efes (Selçuk) in Turkey.

Camel Wrestling involves taking two male camels in heat into an arena, which is circled by strutting female camels showing off their goods. This then sends the male camels into a violent sexual frenzy, and they proceed to strangle each other to death with their powerful necks, snapping their jaws, and stomping one another with their hooves. Luckily, they are pulled apart by handlers before any permanent damage can be done. In making this film, I saw no evidence of lasting injury to the Camels involved.

Huge beasts, it makes for quite a spectacle, which is attended by thousands of Turks who drink Rakı and play music all day, in what feels like a huge celebration right on the outskirts of the Efes ruins.

I spent the day with writer David Jennings, and we got some fantastic footage that was turned into this short film. I also got some great interviews, but decided in the end to make this a music video, preserving style in favour of content.

all Copyright to Max Harwood.

(Shot on a Nikon D300s at 720p HD video with a Nikon 35mm DX f/1.8 & a Tokina 11-16mm DX f/2.8 . Audio captured with a Panasonic stereo hot shoe mount shotgun mic)